Process Parts in the ICN

Various HiCAD functions can be applied directly in the ICN. Examples include changing attributes, deleting, renaming and itemising parts as well as changing the part structure etc.

To process a part or a part list in the ICN, select the part/parts and activate the context menu by a right-click. Select the required function from the context menu.

Functions of the ICN context menu for parts
Rename	Changes the part name.
Change colour	Changes the colour or the layer. The new value can be applied to all subordinate parts or selected individually.
Change layer
Material	Changes the material, if desired, also for the subordinate parts.
Zoom to selection list	Use this function to function to show the currently selected part list (multiple selection) as largely as possible on the screen.
Visualisation, Show / Hide	Hides/shows the active part or the part list. Hidden parts are displayed with reduced colour intensity in the structural display of the ICN.
New part, (...sub-part)	Creates a new main part or sub-part.
Insert, Sub-part	Inserts an existing object as sub-part.
Transform/Clone	Transforms the active part / part list or a copy of it.
Itemise part	Assigns item numbers to individual parts or changes already existing item numbers.
Automatic itemisation	Automatically assigns item numbers to all parts. The settings specified via Drawing > Itemisation > Change parameters apply.
BOM for active assembly	Creates a Bill of Materials (BOM) for the active assembly.
Derived drawing	Creates workshop and detail drawings.
Reference part, Save, Detail drawing	Activates the Save part(2-D) or the Reference, Save ... (3-D) menu.
Exchange 3-D part	Exchanges the active part / part list with a different part that has been saved as .KRA or .KRP file.
Copy to clipboard	Copies the active part / part list to the HiCAD clipboard.
Paste from clipboard	Pastes the clipboard content into the drawing.
Delete 3-D part	Deletes the active part / part list.
Part attributes	Activates the Part attributes window.
Part/Assembly structure	Activates the context menu for the processing of part and assembly structures.
HELiOS	Activates the context menu containing the HELiOS part functions (only with an active DB).
Properties	Activates the Properties context menu.

Functions of the ICN context menu for parts

Rename

Changes the part name.

Change colour

Changes the colour or the layer. The new value can be applied to all subordinate parts or selected individually.

Change layer

Material

Changes the material, if desired, also for the subordinate parts.

Zoom to selection list

Use this function to function to show the currently selected part list (multiple selection) as largely as possible on the screen.

Visualisation, Show / Hide

Hides/shows the active part or the part list. Hidden parts are displayed with reduced colour intensity in the structural display of the ICN.

New part, (...sub-part)

Creates a new main part or sub-part.

Insert, Sub-part

Inserts an existing object as sub-part.

Transform/Clone

Transforms the active part / part list or a copy of it.

Itemise part

Assigns item numbers to individual parts or changes already existing item numbers.

Automatic itemisation

Automatically assigns item numbers to all parts. The settings specified via Drawing > Itemisation > Change parameters apply.

BOM for active assembly

Creates a Bill of Materials (BOM) for the active assembly.

Derived drawing

Creates workshop and detail drawings.

Reference part, Save, Detail drawing

Activates the Save part(2-D) or the Reference, Save ... (3-D) menu.

Exchange 3-D part

Exchanges the active part / part list with a different part that has been saved as .KRA or .KRP file.

Copy to clipboard

Copies the active part / part list to the HiCAD clipboard.

Paste from clipboard

Pastes the clipboard content into the drawing.

Delete 3-D part

Deletes the active part / part list.

Part attributes

Activates the Part attributes window.

Part/Assembly structure

Activates the context menu for the processing of part and assembly structures.

HELiOS

Activates the context menu containing the HELiOS part functions (only with an active DB).

Properties

Activates the Properties context menu.

Please note:

The content of the context menu depends on the active tab (2-D or 3-D) and the part selection!

If you right-click the drawing name, the context menu for drawings is displayed.

ISD has preset he Rename function in such a way that only the part name, but not the article number can be changed. Conversely, you can select Properties > Part attributes

to change the die article number, but not the part name. If you want to unlock both entries - part name and article number - of these functions for editing, you need to change the following files in the HiCAD SYS directory:

brw_3dteilattr.hdb and brw_3ddbattr.hdb and

brw_2dteilattr.hdb and brw_2ddbattr.hdb

In these files, add to the entries

<H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$BB"::TYP="WCHAR" and

<H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$TN"::TYP="WCHAR"

the text ::EDIT="YES":

<H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$BB"::TYP="WCHAR"::EDIT="YES"

<H>::TEXT=""::ATTR="$TN"::TYP="WCHAR"::EDIT="YES"

Then restart HiCAD.

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